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Philip A. Becker (c.1836-1888) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Germany,
about 1836.
Grocer; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1883-84.
Died January
12, 1888 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Eugena Jung (died 1896). |
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Saner Cook Bell (b. 1875) —
also known as Saner C. Bell —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., May 7,
1875.
Son of John Wilson Bell (1838-1903) and Elizabeth (Cook) Bell.
Secretary and manager, Waterloo Canning Company; delegate to
Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Black Hawk County,
1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April 20,
1867.
Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Farnicorn (b. 1835) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Germany,
June
20, 1835.
Son of Francis K. Farnicorn.
Democrat. Butcher; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1884.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Dudenhoffer. |
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Max B. Haibach (1883-1967) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
11, 1883.
Son of Ben Haibach and Anna (Bosch) Haibach.
Democrat. Meat packing business; Erie
County Sheriff, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1920.
Catholic.
Died in 1967
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March 15,
1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad Dressing Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Kelley (b. 1854) —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., January
24, 1854.
Meat merchant; sawmill
operator; furniture
manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mifflin County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh.
Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Illinois, 1896; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.
Died July 6,
1934 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Charles E. Miller (b. 1894) —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa., October
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale
baking business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1933-36.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Nagle, Jr. (b. 1782) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 11,
1782.
Son of Peter Nagle.
Hat
manufacturer; tavern
keeper; grocer; distiller;
chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1825-31, 1832-33, 1837-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Olaf E. Olsen (1896-1962) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mandal, Norway,
July
4, 1896.
Democrat. Grocer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1942, 1949-56 (Allegheny County
6th District 1942, 1949-54, Allegheny County 9th District 1955-56).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in June, 1962
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Milich. |
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Andrew Crozier Reeves (1867-1936) —
also known as A. Crozier Reeves —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
3, 1867.
Grocer; wholesale grocer; newspaper
publisher; farmer;
Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1912;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1925; member of New Jersey
state senate from Mercer County, 1926-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business rep,
AFSCME Local 2; grocer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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